Liahna E Gordon
Biographic Data
| ID | 3804751 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liahna E Gordon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liahna E |
| FAMILY NAME | Gordon |
| SIGNATURE | GORDON L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Chico |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Real Research
Inhabiting the Sexual Landscape
Building on Paula Rust's (1996) concept of a sexual landscape, we propose an interpretive theory of the development of both sexual orientation and sexual identity. We seek to reconcile human agency with active and shifting influences in social context and to recognize the inherent complexity of environmental factors while acknowledging the role that biological potential plays. We ground our model in the insights of three compatible and related th…
Same Baby, Fresh Bathwater
In the eyes of the beholder
This exploratory study examines student interpretations of pleasure and danger messages about sex in sexuality lesson plans. Scripting theory suggests that students do not simply hear and enact sexual scripts presented to them in sexuality education, but instead actively interpret, revise, weigh and attach meaning to these messages. We conducted a qualitative content analysis of student essays that responded to four sexuality education lesson pla…
Bringing the U-Haul
I examine the rules of sex and dating in a midwestern white middle-class lesbian community. I interview participants and describe how they comply with these rules, which largely (though not entirely) correspond with stereotypes of white middle-class female sexuality. The participants also describe how through the community rules they resist heterosexual norms of sexuality, which primarily means resistance of stereotypical male sexuality. The wome…
Social Class Background, Sexual Attitudes, and Sexual Behavior in a Heterosexual Undergraduate Sample
Inhabiting the Sexual Landscape
Building on Paula Rust's (1996) concept of a sexual landscape, we propose an interpretive theory of the development of both sexual orientation and sexual identity. We seek to reconcile human agency with active and shifting influences in social context and to recognize the inherent complexity of environmental factors while acknowledging the role that biological potential plays. We ground our model in the insights of three compatible and related th…
Social Class Background, Sexual Attitudes, and Sexual Behavior in a Heterosexual Undergraduate Sample
Social Class Background, Sexual Attitudes, and Sexual Behavior in a Heterosexual Undergraduate Sample
In the eyes of the beholder
This exploratory study examines student interpretations of pleasure and danger messages about sex in sexuality lesson plans. Scripting theory suggests that students do not simply hear and enact sexual scripts presented to them in sexuality education, but instead actively interpret, revise, weigh and attach meaning to these messages. We conducted a qualitative content analysis of student essays that responded to four sexuality education lesson pla…
Bringing the U-Haul
I examine the rules of sex and dating in a midwestern white middle-class lesbian community. I interview participants and describe how they comply with these rules, which largely (though not entirely) correspond with stereotypes of white middle-class female sexuality. The participants also describe how through the community rules they resist heterosexual norms of sexuality, which primarily means resistance of stereotypical male sexuality. The wome…
Same Baby, Fresh Bathwater
Inhabiting the Sexual Landscape
Building on Paula Rust's (1996) concept of a sexual landscape, we propose an interpretive theory of the development of both sexual orientation and sexual identity. We seek to reconcile human agency with active and shifting influences in social context and to recognize the inherent complexity of environmental factors while acknowledging the role that biological potential plays. We ground our model in the insights of three compatible and related th…
Real Research
Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (4 works) · Human sexuality (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (3 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Heterosexuality (2 works)